Who’s on the mat
The women’s -59kg and -64kg events.
What to look out for
In the -59kg, eyes will be on Kuo Hsing-chun of Chinese Taipei. The Taiwanese athlete set a world record in her weight class this year and is hoping to build upon her bronze medal from Rio 2016. 41-year-old Alexandra Escobar of Ecuador is also one to watch; while she is ranked 2nd in the world, she has still never claimed an Olympic medal despite three previous attempts. For the -64kg, reigning world bronze medalist Mercedes Perez of Colombia and Pan American champion Maude Charron of Canada are the favorites, in the absence of China’s injured world record-holder Deng Wei.
Competition schedule (Japan Standard Time)
♦ 11:50am: -59kg Group B
♦ 11:50am: -64kg Group B
♦ 3:50pm: -59kg Group A
♦ 7:50pm: -64kg Group A
Story of the day
Filipino lifter Hidilyn Diaz became the first person from the Philippines to ever win an Olympic gold. Setting a new Olympic record, she edged out Liao Qiuyun of China – the world and previous Olympic record-holder – by just one point. Bronze was won by Kazakhstan’s Zulfiya Chinshanlo.
Medal count so far
1. China: 3 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze
2. Philippines: 1 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze
3. Indonesia: 0 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
4. Colombia: 0 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze
4. India: 0 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze
6. Kazakhstan: 0 gold, 0 silver, 2 bronze
7. Italy: 0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze
Media Watch
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